Growing up in the UK, I was raised a Christian. Going to church was just part of the routine of our Sundays, and school assemblies still included hymns and prayers. So it wasn't surprising that, as a child, Biblical place names were often more familiar to me than those of towns even twenty miles from my home. As I got older, the faith didn't stay with me - I have no particular belief as an adult - but the magic of the land of the Bible is still there. It's why for many years I dreamt of visiting Read more [...]